Elton John at Watford: 'Graham Taylor was like a brother to me'

BBC | August 30, 2023

By Danny Fullbrook & Ellie Iorizzo

BBC News, Hertfordshire & PA Media

Sir Elton John has told the story behind his ownership of Watford FC in a new book.

The rock star was chairman and owner of the club in the 1970s and 1980s when he appointed Graham Taylor as manager.

'Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor And Elton John Saved A Football Club, A Town And Each Other' is written by John Preston.

Sir Elton said the much-loved Watford manager was "like a brother to me and I loved him dearly".

Sir Elton John has been speaking of the "huge ambitions and hopes" he had for his childhood club

During the musician's ownership, Watford FC rose from the Fourth Division to the First Division.